Cosmic PursuitsBasic astronomy and night sky toursSubscribe Articles E-Books About Contact The Constellation Serpens Caput, the ‘Snake’s Head’ July 16, 2016 By Brian Ventrudo The region of Ophiuchus and Serpens in a map circa 1825. In last month’s constellation tour, we examined the dazzling st

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Constellations of Words Explore the etymology and symbolism of the constellations Homepage Star Lists The Draconic Transverse Serpens the Serpent   Urania's Mirror 1825 Contents:1. Clues to the meaning of this celestial feature2. The fixed stars in this constellation 3. History_of_the_constellation Clues to t

Genitive: Serpentis Abbreviation: Ser Size ranking: 23rd Origin: One of the 48 Greek constellations listed by Ptolemy in the Almagest Greek name: Ὄφις (Ophis) This constellation is unique, for it is divided into two parts – Serpens Caput, the head, and Serpens Cauda, th

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Serpens ( the Serpent , Greek ) is a constellation of the northern hemisphere . One of the constellations listed by the astronomer Ptolemy , it remains one of the modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union . It is unique among the modern constellations in being split into two non-contiguous p